THE AMBASSADORS IN THE PARLIAMENT
Support A1+!RA NA Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan met the Ambassadors of the OSCE member-countries to Armenia and the representatives of international structures.
Mentioning that this is the first time all the political powers have come to an agreement about the draft Electoral Code, the NA Speaker representatives the main reforms in every detail informing that the draft has already been sent to the Venice Commission and to the OSCE.
Answering the questions of the Ambassadors Arthur Baghdasaryan mentioned that in June the joint expert group of the OSCE and the Venice Commission will arrive in Armenia. During the visit discussions about the new Electoral Code will be held. During the meeting a reference was made to issues of consultation, technical and experimental support.
US Ambassador to Armenia John Evans, head of the OSCE Yerevan office Vladimir Pryakhin, Italian Ambassador to Armenia Marco Clemente, and UN Resident Coordinator Consuelo Vidal mentioned in their speech the inclusion of the offers of the international structure into the draft Electoral Code. They found the organization of the 2007-2008 elections due to the international standards important and expressed readiness to support Armenia in this issue.
At the end of the meeting an agreement was reached to continue the discussions about the draft Electoral Code.
